The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . OFFICERS BIVOUAC ON THE JAXBATAI IASS with due consideration for his troops. The JanbataiPass (7,400 feet) was found to be a very difficultone, and the hills beyond it were very much moredifficult to traverse than any that had yet been. ADVANCE OF THE 3RD BRIGADE 219 passed over, and it was only possible to move overthis pass by single battalions at a time. On my arrival at Dir on April 25th, Brigadier-General Gatacre was crossing the Lowarai Pass,which was accomplished by the Buffs and half abattalion of the 4th Gurkh
The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . OFFICERS BIVOUAC ON THE JAXBATAI IASS with due consideration for his troops. The JanbataiPass (7,400 feet) was found to be a very difficultone, and the hills beyond it were very much moredifficult to traverse than any that had yet been. ADVANCE OF THE 3RD BRIGADE 219 passed over, and it was only possible to move overthis pass by single battalions at a time. On my arrival at Dir on April 25th, Brigadier-General Gatacre was crossing the Lowarai Pass,which was accomplished by the Buffs and half abattalion of the 4th Gurkhas on the 26th and 27thwithout any loss, though it was only done by all thetroops following the example of Brigadier-GeneralGatacre himself and exhibiting the most determinedperseverance and energy. The troops above named,viz., the Buffs and .half a battalion of the 4th Gurkhas,are now at Ashreth in Chitral, where they have beenordered to halt pending further orders, as with thecapture of Sher Afzul, who was brought into mycamp a prisoner on the 27th, peace in the ChitralValley is re-established. I would before concluding allude to the messagesent to the troops of this force by His Excellencythe Commander-in-Chief in India, published inDivisional Orders of April 21st, also those from HerMost Gracious Ma
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